State and federal authorities raided three medical facilities in Oneida on Tuesday as part of an 18-month-long investigation into fatal opioid overdoses in eastern Kentucky, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

The records seized relate to the "prescribing practices of physicians associated with the medical practice," Hicks said. "These records will be further investigated by DEA and U.S. Attorney's Office for potential criminal charges."

Hicks didn't specify the three locations that were raided, but one appeared to be Coffey Family Medical Clinic on Underpass Drive. A TBI mobile command unit was parked in front of the clinic, and several Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers were present.

Coffey Family Medical Clinic is the office of Dr. David Bruce Coffey. Coffey, who was licensed as a medical doctor in 1976, had his license reprimanded in 2017 by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners, records show.

According to court documents, he admitted he told a nurse to buy Botox for him and his wife "from the cheapest source she could find." Coffey admitted he didn't know whether the Botox had been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Coffey was disciplined for "unprofessional, dishonorable or unethical conduct," and was ordered to pay five $100 penalties — one $100 penalty for each box of Botox.

Hicks said a slew of agencies are involved in the ongoing investigation into the Kentucky overdose deaths. Those agencies include:

DEA London Resident Office

DEA Knoxville Resident Office

DEA Lexington, Kentucky, Tactical Diversion Squad

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Internal Revenue Service

Kentucky Attorney General’s Office

Pulaski County, Kentucky, Sheriff’s Office

Somerset, Kentucky, Police Department

Lake Cumberland Regional Drug Task Force

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